User's Manual

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Relationship among the Devices
This illustration shows a cable company that offers DOCSIS/Euro-DOCSIS and PacketCable/Euro-
PacketCable compliant voice/data services.
Fig. 1-5 Connection overview
What the Modem Does
The Wireless Voice Gateway provides high-speed Internet access as well as cost-effective, toll-quality
telephone voice and fax/modem services over residential, commercial, and education subscribers on
public and private networks via an existing CATV infrastructure. It can inter-operate with the
PacketCable compliant head-end equipment and provide the IP-based voice communications. The IP
traffic can transfer between the Wireless Voice Gateway and DOCSIS/Euro-DOCSIS compliant head-end
equipment. The data security secures upstream and downstream communications.
What the Modem Needs to Do Its Job
 The Right Cable Company: Make sure your local cable company provides data services that use
cable TV industry-standard DOCSIS/Euro-DOCSIS compliant and PacketCable/Euro-
PacketCable compliant technology.
 The Internet/Telephony Service Provider (ISP/TSP): Your cable company provides you access
to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and Telephony Service Provider (TSP). The ISP is your
gateway to the Internet and provides you with a pipeline to access Internet content on the World
Wide Web (WWW). The TSP provides you with telephony access to other modems or other
telephony services over the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
Check with your cable company to make sure you have everything you need to begin; they’ll know if you
need to install special software or re-configure your computer to make your cable internet service work
for you.
Contact Your Local Cable Company
You will need to contact your cable company to establish an Internet account before you can use your
gateway. You should have the following information ready (which you will find on the sticker on the
gateway):